The American Spinal Injury Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to submit nominations for candidates to serve on the ASIA Board of Directors. There will be one open position. The new board member will begin a two year term at the conclusion of the ASIA Scientific Meeting in Rochester, MN, May 2-4, 2018. You are encouraged to nominate yourself or someone else who has demonstrated leadership in SCI research, education and/or clinical practice, and is an active and contributing members of ASIA. » Read more about: Call for Nominations – ASIA Board of Directors »

Dr. Michael Beattie, Professor in Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Brain and Spinal Injury Center, and Director of Research of the Brain and Spinal Injury Center at the University of California, San Francisco has accepted an invitation to serve on the Board of Directors (BOD) of ASIA. Dr. Beattie begins his first, two-year term immediately. Dr. Beattie’s work in neuroscience spans over four decades with notable research in brain and spinal cord injury, regeneration, glial-neuronal interactions,